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KJNP

North Pole, Alaska
Broadcast area	Fairbanks, Alaska
Frequency	1170 (kHz)
Branding	1170 KJNP-AM
Programming
Format	Christian radio
Ownership
Owner	Evangelistic Alaska Missionary Fellowship, Inc.
Sister stations	KJNP-FM
History
First air date	October 11, 1967
Call sign meaning	King Jesus North Pole
Technical information
Licensing authority	FCC
Class	A
Power	50,000 watts (day) 21,000 watts (night)
Links
Public license information	Public file LMS
Website	KJNP Online

KJNP (1170 AM) and KJHA (88.7 FM) are non-commercial radio stations which simulcast their programming. KJNP is licensed to North Pole, Alaska and serves the Fairbanks area. KJHA is licensed to work in Houston, Alaska, just north of Anchorage. The stations air a Christian radio format.

KJNP's radio studios and transmitter are located a short distance northeast of the city center of North Pole, off the Richardson Highway. KJNP is a Class A station broadcasting on the clear-channel frequency of 1170 AM.

KJHA's transmitter is off Route 3, South Parks Highway, north of Houston.

In addition to the main stations, programming is relayed by an additional five FM translators to widen its broadcast area.

These radio stations were founded by Don and Gen Nelson; the former died in 1997. The AM incarnation of KJNP was the first of these stations, launched in 1967. KJNP-FM and KJNP-TV both followed in 1981. KJHA followed many years later.

In addition to the broadcasting ministry, Don Nelson made scores of road trips over the course of several decades between Alaska and his home state of Minnesota, conducting another ministry along the Alaska Highway and in numerous small towns in Canada.

The station airs one of the few non-English-language programs heard in the Fairbanks area, a weekly program in Iñupiaq produced by parishioners from First Presbyterian Church of Fairbanks. KJNP is pretty common AM station among Finnish and other Nordic DX listeners during dark winter time as the station has powerful transmitter with favorable antenna pattern and high AM frequency.

See also

• KJNP-FM
• KJNP-TV

References

1. ^ Ferguson, Judy (2005-12-04). "Radio mission: DAVID AINLEY". Anchorage Daily News. p. G3. In 1967, KJNP went on the air with a 50,000-watt radio station
2. ^ Ryckman, Lisa Levitt (1987-12-28). "Polar Evangelists Bringing Religion to Alaskan Tundra". Miami Herald. p. 4B. The station call letters, KJNP, stand for King Jesus North Pole; its AM frequency, 1170, represents the 11 disciples and the 70 who were called to be witnesses.
3. "Facility Technical Data for KJHA". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
4. "KJHA Facility Record". United States Federal Communications Commission, audio division.
5. Radio-Locator.com/KJHA
6. Campbell, Larry (1992-04-07). "Spreading the Word Across 1,400 Miles". Anchorage Daily News. p. B12. Don Nelson and his wife, Gen, are founders of the 50000-watt KJNP religious radio and television station in North Pole.

External links

• Facility details for Facility ID 19866 (KJNP) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KJNP in Nielsen Audio's AM station database
• Facility details for Facility ID 77894 (KJHA) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
• KJHA in Nielsen Audio's FM station database

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